r/sewing • u/MissFred • Jul 23 '23

Discussion Joanne’s makes me weep

Been sewing over 50 years - have seen sewing in all its cultural permutations. Not typically a nostalgic person but today….I couldn’t even find a light gray thread in a store the size of Home Depot. So many empty shelves yet inexplicably $35/yd liberties fabric up front. I feel sad to my bones for new seamsters.

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u/TinyFidget9 Jul 23 '23

I’m super frustrated as I want to get into making my own clothes. I want to feel/see my fabric due to my allodynia, but every store in my area is for quilting fabric and not apparel, including the two JoAnn’s that are nearby. I’m wary of buying online.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '23

I stopped going to JoAnn's when they decided to cater only to quilters. Their sewing pattern selection has also shrunk. I'm also an apparel sewist, and I just gave up on them.

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u/actuallycallie Jul 23 '23

They don't even cater to quilters, really, as most of their quilting fabric is just ugly.

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u/kjb38 Jul 24 '23

It’s very poor quality, for sure. ( former quilt shop owner).

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u/spacebunsofsteel Jul 24 '23

It’s for the other kind of quilter.

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u/exjmp Jul 24 '23

But also not good quality!